To provide faster triage, the Department of Health (DOH) has opened fast lanes in 19 selected hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) for leptospirosis cases as of today, 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
This is to provide immediate medical attention to leptospirosis patients, ensuring faster diagnosis, treatment, and preventing delays that could worsen their condition.
An assessment is performed to determine whether the patient needs to be admitted to the hospital or not. The patient's risk level is also assessed in the fast lane to provide a prescription for the correct use of doxycycline.
Based on the Facebook post of DOH, here is the list of the confirmed hospitals that have Leptospirosis Fast Lanes:
1. San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital
2. East Avenue Medical Center
3. Quirino Memorial Medical Center
4. Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium
5. Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
6. Philippine Orthopedic Center
7. San Lazaro Hospital
8. Valenzuela Medical Center
9. Tondo Medical Center
10. Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center
11. Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center
12. Rizal Medical Center
13. Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
14. National Children's Hospital
15. National Center for Mental Health
16. Lung Center of the Philippines
17. National Kidney and Transplant Institute
18. Philippine Children's Medical Center
19. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
With the recent typhoons and upcoming ones, DOH also reminded the public to consult doctors if waded in the floods.
Earlier, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, ordered DOH to address the rising cases of Leptospirosis in the country, following the reports of hospitals in Manila consecutively announcing overcapacity of emergency rooms due to a surge in Leptospirosis.
